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Previously, biallelic mutations in NBAS have been reported to be associated with a syndrome comprising short stature, optic atrophy, and Pelger-Hu\u00ebt anomaly (SOPH) specifically occurring in the Yakut population. No hepatic phenotype has been observed in individuals with this disorder who all carry the homozygous NBAS founder mutation c.5741G&amp;gt;A [p.(Arg1914His)]. We present the case of a 4-year-old girl with the cardinal features of SOPH syndrome: characteristic facial dysmorphism, postnatal growth retardation, delay of bone age, slender long bones, optic atrophy, and Pelger-Hu\u00ebt anomaly. During the first 2 years of her life, a series of infections with episodes of fever were accompanied by elevated liver enzyme levels, but hyperammonemia, hypoglycemia, coagulopathy, or encephalopathy suggestive of acute and severe liver disease were never observed. Whole exome sequencing in the patient revealed compound heterozygosity of the 2 NBAS variants, p.(Arg1914His) and p.(Glu943*). This case highlights the variability of clinical presentation associated with NBAS deficiency. 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